CONTACTS 
0201 - Thelen, Reid & Priest LLP            415 392 6320
020101 - Mr. David Buoncristiani, Esq.

SUBJECTS
Demo SDS via Web Site
Evaluation
Thelin, Priest.
Clear Concise Complete Communication
Cost Savings Self-evident Need Cool Comm
Sel -evident Cost Savings
Time Not Enough to Read and Write
Law Suits Avoid and Win
Litigation Preparation Expense

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1712 - Summary/Objective
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171301 - Follow up ref SDS 28 0000, ref SDS 25 0000.
171302 -
171303 - Left message with secretary who said Dave is on the other line.
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1716 - 1143 Dave called back
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171701 - Dave got my letter, ref DIP 2, which is linked to the record on 981027
171702 - that reviews Dutra settlement. ref SDS 17 9152
171703 - ..
171704 - He talked to Bill Dutra and another person that was involved in
171705 - their settlement considerations.  Dave drew from these discussions
171706 - that neither person was aware of the SDS record, and that it was not a
171707 - factor in their considerations for settlement, whether it should have
171708 - been or not.
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171710 - We did not review Bob Johnston's comment on 970107. ref SDS 6 4953
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171712 - Similarly, government staff who worked on the claim were also unaware
171713 - of the SDS record.  Despite, like Dutra, having used the record they
171714 - were "unaware" of its meaning, as explained in the paper for Asilomar
171715 - on "Concurrent Discovery" in 1996. ref OF 3 8461 see the work on
171716 - 960620. ref SDS 1 1101
171717 -
171718 -     [On 990303 reviewed scientific paper on natural limitations of
171719 -     human cognition in processing information; and submitted to Dave.
171720 -     ref SDS 29 4290]
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171722 - Dave said he read Merry Goodenough's letter dated 981022 on cost
171723 - savings attributed to Communication Metrics, ref DRP 4 3587, cited in
171724 - my letter, ref DIP 2 2288, to Dave on 990222, ref SDS 28 9776, as a
171725 - link to the analysis on 981027.
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171727 - He seemed to indicate having looked at some of the record on 981027
171728 - that reviews the $30M settlement. ref SDS 17 9152
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171730 - I thanked Dave for looking into this.
171731 -
171732 -      [On 990331 submitted idea on Common Administrtion. ref SDS 30]
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